ROSES 2014 Nancy Grace Roman Technology Fellowship | Apply Online

Opportunity Summary:

NASA Headquarters offered the ROSES 2014 Nancy Grace Roman Technology Fellowship under the broader Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences (ROSES) 2014 omnibus solicitation (NRA NNH14ZDA001N). The overall purpose of ROSES is to fund basic and applied research that supports NASA's Science Mission Directorate (SMD), spanning both space science and Earth science priorities. In practice, this call functions as an umbrella announcement that contains many individual program elements, each with its own scope and due date, but all tied to strengthening the science, technology, and analysis capabilities needed for current and future NASA missions.

The opportunity supports a very wide range of work, from traditional research activities such as theory development, modeling, and analysis of existing SMD data sets, to hands-on development efforts that enable future missions. Examples called out include investigations using aircraft platforms, scientific balloons, sounding rockets, the International Space Station, CubeSats, and suborbital reusable launch vehicles. It also includes development of experimental techniques and advanced technologies relevant to SMD missions, plus early-stage concepts for future mission ideas. On the science side, it covers laboratory and analytical work on extraterrestrial samples returned by spacecraft, as well as terrestrial samples used to validate or interpret Earth-observing mission measurements. The scope further extends into Earth surface observations and field campaigns, integrated Earth system model development, and applied systems that translate Earth science research data into usable information for societal needs, consistent with NASA's Earth science objectives.

Funding levels vary widely to match the effort being proposed. The solicitation notes that awards can be under $100,000 per year for narrowly focused work like data analysis, and can exceed $1 million per year for large, resource-intensive efforts such as building and developing science experiment hardware. At the program-element level, NASA indicates that available funding typically ranges from less than $1 million to several million dollars, meaning some elements may fund only a handful of projects while others may support dozens, depending on mission needs, proposal quality, and the number of meritorious submissions.

NASA anticipated making awards using several possible mechanisms depending on the applicant type and the nature of the work: grants, cooperative agreements, contracts, and interagency or intraagency transfers. The typical performance period is four years, although some elements may specify shorter timelines and others may allow longer periods, up to a maximum of five years. There is no cost sharing or matching requirement listed for this opportunity.

Eligibility is broad in terms of organizational type. Domestic and foreign organizations, government and private entities, for-profit and non-profit institutions, can submit proposals, and there are no stated limits on the number of submissions or teaming arrangements. However, NASA notes a key constraint for non-U.S. participation: investigations involving non-U.S. organizations must generally be conducted on a "no exchange of funds" basis, consistent with NASA policy, and non-U.S. proposers are directed to specific guidance in NASA's NRA Guidebook for details and special cases (including situations where U.S. personnel support is requested).

Proposals had to be submitted electronically by an authorized organizational representative through either NSPIRES (NASA's proposal system) or Grants.gov, with NSPIRES registration required in all cases. Organizations planning to submit through Grants.gov also needed Grants.gov registration in addition to NSPIRES. All principal investigators and other named participants (such as co-investigators) needed to be registered in NSPIRES regardless of which submission portal was used. The solicitation strongly encouraged applicants to register and familiarize themselves with the systems well ahead of deadlines to avoid last-minute administrative problems.

Timing and logistics were governed by both the overall ROSES 2014 dates and the individual program-element schedules. The posting date for this funding opportunity was August 12, 2014, with an original and current closing date of November 6, 2014, and an archive date of December 6, 2014. Because ROSES is organized as many separate appendices and calls, applicants were directed to the ROSES tables that list program elements and deadlines by due date and by subject area, and to monitor NSPIRES (or subscribe to notifications) for amendments and new elements through February 2015, when a subsequent ROSES solicitation was expected.

For guidance and questions, applicants were pointed to the program officers listed within each program element's appendix for topic-specific issues, and to the SMD research office for general ROSES policies and procedures. The general ROSES contact identified in the announcement was Dr. Max Bernstein at sara@nasa.gov.

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